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home_server:home_server_setup:vnc_setup [2019-12-08 Sun wk49 10:42] – created baumkp | home_server:home_server_setup:vnc_setup [2022-09-03 Sat wk35 22:05] – [VNC Server] baumkp | ||
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- | =====Setup to Administer Ubuntu Server using Tiger VNC===== | + | {{tag> |
+ | =====VNC | ||
+ | I want a simple server GUI VNC system. | ||
+ | * Install a GUI | ||
+ | * A light desktop system, e.g. xfce | ||
+ | * The x11 windows manager system | ||
+ | * A display manager, optional | ||
+ | * '' | ||
+ | After setting up a basic Debian server I do the following. | ||
+ | ++++Old, tl;dr;| | ||
+ | ====Old VNC Setup Notes==== | ||
For 18.04 I decided to go with TigerVNC according to Linuxize [[https:// | For 18.04 I decided to go with TigerVNC according to Linuxize [[https:// | ||
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The xfce default shell seems to be sh (/bin/sh), I prefer bash (/ | The xfce default shell seems to be sh (/bin/sh), I prefer bash (/ | ||
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+ | ===Some other important tips:=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | *To start server '' | ||
+ | *To stop server " | ||
+ | *The server log files are stored in ~/.vnc, '' | ||
+ | *The .pid files in ~/.vnc generally show which vnc are currently running, performance can be checked by viewing the log file. The running vnc server process(es) can also be checked with the command '' | ||
+ | *The vncserver startup configuration file: '' | ||
+ | *I set up cron to run the following script at boot: '' | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | #!/bin/sh | ||
+ | / | ||
+ | / | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | *The cron script statement is ''/ | ||
+ | (I elected not to use the systemd setup described in the Digitalocean set instructions as I normally run 2 vncservers with different geometries to allow better performance on tablet/ | ||
+ | |||
+ | If connection is refused may need to use option '' | ||
+ | |||
+ | ++++ | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====Some preferred graphical programs: | ||
+ | *Synaptic package manager - a graphical package manager; package: synaptic (To use: '' | ||
+ | *Virtual machine manager - a graphical virtual machine manager; package: virt-manager | ||
+ | *XnView - a photo display manipulation program | ||
+ | *Byobu - a fancy terminal; package byobu | ||
+ | *Gnome file manager; package: nautilus. (CLI: '' | ||
+ | *Gnome disk utility; package: gnome-disk-utility. (CLI: '' | ||
+ | *Gnome disk usage utility; package: boabab. (CLI: boabab &) | ||
+ | |||
+ | ++++Home Server Index|< | ||
+ | *[[home_server: | ||
+ | *[[home_server: | ||
+ | *[[home_server: | ||
+ | *[[home_server: | ||
+ | *[[home_server: | ||
+ | *[[home_server: | ||
+ | *[[home_server: | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | <- home_server: | ||